Episode #28: How to Humanize Digital Transformation with Michael Ackerbauer
25 years of experience at IBM leading transformational projects have provided Michael Ackerbauer with a unique perspective on the role of technology, creativity, and innovation. Listen in to hear ‘Macker’s’ sage advice to boost your creativity.
OUR GUEST
Michael Ackerbauer (“Macker”) is a business transformation leader in the IBM Sales Client Engineering organization, where he has been working for 25 years. He co-creates technology solutions with business leaders to accelerate and humanize their digital transformation. Michael previously led a worldwide evangelism and onboarding initiative that ushered in the social coding era and revolutionized organizational ways of working for 400,000 IBMers. A seasoned intrapreneur and transformational leader, Michael has pioneered technology innovation solutions in remote collaboration, social networking, and virtual worlds.
Macker is cohost of The Process Beyond podcast, an exploration into the meaning and application of modern creativity. Recently he published his first book, In the Cave of Adullam: Songs of Lockdown, a reflection on the Psalms and Proverbs. Macker received his Ph.D. in Creative Leadership for Innovation and Change from the University of the Virgin Islands. He holds a master’s degree in Applied Imagination from Buffalo State University. Macker is also a certified rock balancer, which is now a TEDx talk.
Twitter: @macker
Instagram: ack.labs
Website: acklabs.org
Podcast: theprocessbeyond.com
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